B.7: Developing a Life Purpose

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What are you here for?

What is the biggest thing you would like to accomplish?

A Story

The client asked the coach, “What do you mean by developing a life purpose?” He was puzzled, “How do I know what my life purpose is? I just want to live my life day by day and enjoy the day as it is”.  He continued, “Why would someone have to think about their whole life?”  The coach asked a powerful question, “Why do you think we exist here on earth?” “How did we get here?” If a person is operating on the belief that man just evolved, then people don’t need a life purpose. However, if you believe we are created as the Bible teaches, a life purpose aligns with the creator. The question that the coach pursued was, “why did He create you?”

Digging Into The Bible

Ephesians 2:10:

 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

Discussion & Discovery

  1. What do you think when you read this verse?
  2. What do you think God created you for?
  3. How do you feel when you see yourself as God’s handiwork?
  4. What do you think are the good works?

Application & Accountability

  1. How should you go about finding your purpose?
  2. What would be some practical steps to clarify my purpose?
  3. How can other people help you in this journey?

Digging Into The Bible (Part 2)

Note Paul’s words in 2 Timothy 3:10 and see what he did,

You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance.

Discussion & Discovery (Part 2)

  1. What do you need to do to clarify your teaching?
  2. What do you need to do to clarify your purpose?
  3. What do you need to do to clarify your way of life?

Application & Accountability (Part 2)

  1. Which area would you like to work on first?
  2. What will be your first step?
  3. What help will you need to complete this?
  4. How will you know this is a conviction?

Digging In Deeper

  1. What is the most important part of this lesson to you? Explain.
  2. How do you see applying aspects of this lesson to your life?
  3. When do you feel would be the best time to make that application?
  4. What do you hear the Lord speaking to you about this right now?

Similar Verses In The Bible

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B.6: Centrality of Christ.

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Who or what guides the choices in your life?

What does it mean to live for something greater than yourself?

A Story

In the Torah (The first five books of the Bible), we read the story of a man whom God used mightily for himself and to accomplish his will. It took this man 80 years for him to realize that God wants to be first. As this man received the LAW from God on Mt. Sinai, the first Law read,” You shall have no other God before me.” This reflects God’s position that as creator, he is to be first.  As God revealed himself in the gospels, he taught his disciples to seek first the Kingdom of God and to follow Jesus. The Centrality of Christ is reflected in that as he was God, then he must be the center of the Universe and in the center of our lives. This is the journey for every person. They will decide whether they will make Christ the center of his life.

In many parts of religion today, Jesus Christ is acknowledged as a man who lived and had nice teachings. Some seek to deny he ever lived but most acknowledged he did live. However, the most critical conviction that is essential in the teaching of the Bible is the deity and centrality of Christ. What Scripture can help us here?

Digging Into The Bible

Colossians 1:15-20:

 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.

Discussion & Discovery

  1. List all the qualities of Christ you find in this passage.
  2. Which ones impact you the most?
  3. How would you use this passage to describe the centrality of Christin all of Creation?

Application & Accountability

  1. How do you use this passage to strengthen your conviction of who he is?
  2. How would memorizing this passage help you solidify your thoughts about Jesus?
  3. When will you take steps to apply this in your life?
  4. How will you know this is a conviction?

Digging In Deeper

  1. What is the most important part of this lesson to you? Explain.
  2. How do you see applying aspects of this lesson to your life?
  3. When do you feel would be the best time to make that application?
  4. What do you hear the Lord speaking to you about this right now?

Similar Verses In The Bible

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B.5: Laying down my life.

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What has been your experience in laying your life down for someone else?

How costly was it?

A Story

Steve was a student at San Diego State University. He was not a Christian. He heard the good news of the Gospel of Christ. He was so excited about the change in his life in knowing Christ that he devoured the Bible and grew deeper in his relationship with Jesus. He came to hear Jesus say in Matthew…” Follow me and I will make you a fisher of men.” Steve took this so deeply to heart he wanted to see God give him men who would come to Christ. He eventually prepared himself to go overseas to reach men in the Philippines for Christ. He followed, and Jesus made him a “FISHER OF MEN.” Filipino men trusted Christ. What is the commitment Jesus is asking of his disciples?

When Jesus came into this world, he knew that he was going to lay his life down for us. This is represented in Philippians 2:5-10. When Jesus called his disciples to follow him, he explained the cost of following him. He never promised an easy road.

Digging Into The Bible

Let’s look at his model in Romans 5:8:

 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Discussion & Discovery

  1. What do you learn about God’s love and laying down his life for us?
  2. What else did Jesus do to show his love for us?
  3. What does it mean to be a sinner?

Application & Accountability

  1. How does that impress you?
  2. What would it mean to lay down your life in practical steps?

Digging Into The Bible (Part 2)

In Luke 9:23: Jesus said to his disciples:

If any man come after me let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

Discussion & Discovery (Part 2)

  1. What did Jesus tell his disciples?
  2. What does it mean to take up your cross?
  3. How does one practically follow Jesus today?

Application & Accountability 2

  1. How does that relate to you?
  2. How do you respond to his instructions?
  3. What is your greatest fear in laying your life down for Christ?
  4. How can you take steps to go further in this decision?
  5. How will you know this is a conviction?

Digging In Deeper

  1. What is the most important part of this lesson to you? Explain.
  2. How do you see applying aspects of this lesson to your life?
  3. When do you feel would be the best time to make that application?
  4. What do you hear the Lord speaking to you about this right now?

Similar Verses In The Bible

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B.4: How do I explain the Trinity?

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What is the relationship between the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit?

How do they work together?

A Story

On a ship in the Navy, there was a young man who was interested in the Bible and Jesus. After studying the Bible together, he had lots of questions. He went on a vacation and returned, announcing that he did not believe in the Trinity. He questioned, “How can there be three Gods?” He was convinced that Jesus was not God.”

Many times, there have been great questions about a person’s conviction of a Triune God. Are there three Gods? Is there one God with three persons? How does one explain the trinity? Maybe it would be better to know the Scriptures that teach about Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and build the conviction from there.

NOTE: Tim Keller has done some great messages on the “Trinity” that may help a person gain a better perspective on this amazing revelation of who God is and why this is so important. Go to timkeller.net and look for messages on trinity.

Digging Into The Bible

Ephesians 3:14-18:

14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;

Before you dig into these questions, re-read the verses 14-18 of Ephesians 3 above.

Discussion & Discovery

  1. What do you see operating in these verses?
  2. What does the Son do?
  3. What does the Father do?
  4. What does the Spirit do?

Digging Into The Bible (Part 2)

Look at Luke 1:26-37 (Observe how the Triune God is involved in the birth):

In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” 29 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 30 But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. 31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Highest. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.” 34 “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” 35 The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So, the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. 36 Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month. 37 For no word from God will ever fail.”

Discussion & Discovery (Part 2)

  1. What did you observe about the interaction between Mary and the angels?
  2. What did you discover about the work of God?
  3. What was the father’s role?
  1. What was the Spirit’s role?
  2. What was the Son’s role?

Application & Accountability

  1. How does this help you with your conviction?
  2. What will you need to do to solidify your conviction?
  3. When will you take steps to look deeper into this?

Digging In Deeper

  1. What is the most important part of this lesson to you? Explain.
  2. How do you see applying aspects of this lesson to your life?
  3. When do you feel would be the best time to make that application?
  4. What do you hear the Lord speaking to you about this right now?

Similar Verses In The Bible

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B.3: Authority of the Bible

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What is authority?

What makes the Bible authoritative?

A Story

The church leader, along with others, agreed, “The apostle Paul got that wrong.” That statement alone betrayed their attitude. They did not believe in the authority of the Bible. If that is wrong, what else is wrong?

More than ever in this generation, many people are questioning the authority of the Bible. How do we build a conviction about the authority of the Bible? If someone needs external evidence of the credibility of the documents of the Bible, look at Josh McDowell’s book, Evidence that Demands a Verdict. However, if you are coaching the Bible, several verses are helpful.

Digging Into The Bible

2 Timothy 3:16,17:

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness. That the man of God might be equipped and thoroughly furnished for every good work.

Discussion & Discovery

  1. What does it mean that the Scripture is God-breathed?
  2. How is the Bible helpful?
  3. How have the four areas been a personal help to you?

Application & Accountability

  1. How would you use this verse to solidify your convictions?
  2. How has the Bible been a powerful help to you?

Digging Into The Bible (Part 2)

2 Peter 1:16-21:

 16 For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” 18 We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain. 19 We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. 20 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. 21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

Discussion & Discovery (Part 2)

  1. What evidence do you hear in verses from 2 Peter 1:16-21?
  2. What do you have as personal evidence of the authority of the Word of God?
  3. What is the prophetic message?
  4. How does verse 19 impact you?
  5. What do you discover about the prophecy of Scripture? It’s Origin?
  6. What clarity do you gain about your convictions of the scripture’s origin and authority from this passage?

Application & Accountability (Part 2)

  1. How will you strengthen your conviction?
  2. What steps can you take this week to build into your belief foundation?
  3. What books will help you strengthen your understanding of the evidence of the Bible’s authenticity?
  4. When will you get started on this journey of faith?

Digging In Deeper

  1. What is the most important part of this lesson to you? Explain.
  2. How do you see applying aspects of this lesson to your life?
  3. When do you feel would be the best time to make that application?
  4. What do you hear the Lord speaking to you about this right now?

Similar Verses In The Bible

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B.2: How do I learn to hate evil?

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How do you know when something is evil?

What is your biggest struggle with evil?

A Story

How does one learn to hate evil? [Matthew 6:13, Romans 12:9 and Proverbs 4:25-27] This was the question to be discussed.

In a class at church recently, there was a discussion about the 25 instruction items from Romans 12:9-21. One of the classmates wanted to know how to develop our hatred for evil.  The other friends hung on every word as we looked at evil from the place of violating The 10 Commandments. Anything opposite of obedience to these is evil. A prayer was initiated, “God give us a hatred for evil!”

Digging Into The Bible

Matthew 6:13:

“And lead us not into temptations but deliver us from the evil one.”

Romans 12:9:

Love must be sincere, hate what is evil, cling to what is good.

Proverbs 4:25-27:

25 Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. 26 Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways.
27 Do not turn to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil

Discussion & Discovery

  1. What is your concept of evil?
  2. List some things that you see as evil.
  3. What does God see as evil?
  4. Hebrews 5:14 teaches that as we pursue growth and maturity, we can discern good from evil.
  5. What evils are the greatest dangers in your life?
  6. If you followed those evils, what would be the results of your life?

Application & Accountability

  1. What steps can you take to guard yourself from evil?
  2. How would you develop a prayer life that asks God to give you a hatred for evil? Romans 12:9: “Hate what is evil”?
  3. How will you apply these steps in your life this week?
  4. How can I be of help?
  5. How will you know this is a conviction?

Digging In Deeper

  1. What is the most important part of this lesson to you? Explain.
  2. How do you see applying aspects of this lesson to your life?
  3. When do you feel would be the best time to make that application?
  4. What do you hear the Lord speaking to you about this right now?

Similar Verses In The Bible

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B.1: I struggle with Convictions

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What are some convictions in your life?

How are convictions built or developed?

A Story

A pastor preached about convictions. He stated that “a conviction is something you believe so much that you practice it in your life.” He stated that some believers have many beliefs, but they don’t practice them in their lives. John was asked after the service if he had a conviction about prayer. He quickly responded, “Of course, I believe in prayer.” The next questions were, “How is your prayer life going and deepening your relationship with God? His answer revealed his lack of conviction. He answered, “It is not going so well. I am so busy that I don’t have time to pray. Maybe I will get better in the future. “The reality is that he does not have convictions. This creates a false belief that this quality is in their lives when it is only in their minds but not in action.

Digging Into The Bible

In 2 Timothy 3:10-11 Paul describes areas of conviction that he had. Look for them.

10You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, 11persecutions, sufferings—what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.

Reading the above passage, please note the areas of conviction that we will coach. Select one of these areas to discuss and coach:

  • Teaching
  • My way of life
  • My purpose
  • My faith
  • My patience
  • My love
  • My endurance
  • My persecutions
  • My sufferings (What happened to me at Antioch, Iconium, Lystra)

Discussion & Discovery

  1. Which of these areas is clear to you?
  2. Which areas need to be worked on?
  3. Let’s pick one and see what our current reality is.
  4. Write it out, then determine what you would like it to be.
  5. See the gap and decide on one step that will help you move forward in that step.

Digging Into The Bible (Part 2)

Now read 2 Timothy 3:12-17 and describe the situation that Paul was in:

12In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 13 while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. 14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, 15 and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Remember 2 Peter 1:8:

For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Discussion & Discovery (Part 2)

  1. In verse 14, what does Paul urge Timothy to do?
  2. “Continue in what you have learned,” How do you do that?
  3. What does it mean to “Be convinced of”?

Application & Accountability (Part 2)

  1. How do you go about building a conviction?
  2. What can be the source of building a conviction?
  3. Who helped you from your past to build a conviction?
  4. How does the Bible help you build your convictions? See vs. 16, 17
  5. What will happen in your life if you build these convictions? Vs. 17

Discussion & Discovery (Part 3)

Let’s identify the conviction you want to work on and take the coaching steps.

  1. What is the area?
  2. Where are you in your present conviction? (Remember, a conviction is something you believe so much that you will practice it in your life.)
  3. Where do you want to be in this conviction?
  4. What does the Scripture teach about this area of life?

Application & Accountability (Part 3)

  1. What steps will you begin taking to build this conviction?
  2. Who will you share this with?
  3. How will you allow the Holy Spirit to coach you forward in your action steps?
  4. What can I do to help you carry out your plan?

Digging In Deeper

  1. What is the most important part of this lesson to you? Explain.
  2. How do you see applying aspects of this lesson to your life?
  3. When do you feel would be the best time to make that application?
  4. What do you hear the Lord speaking to you about this right now?

Similar Verses In The Bible

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A.14 What is involved in the commitment to follow Jesus?

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What have you learned so far in telling your story of your relationship with Jesus?

How skilled are you in sharing that Good News?

A Story

One of the fellows in The Navigators Ministry at San Diego State University felt God led him to do missionary work in the Philippines. He wanted to follow Jesus and make disciples. He lived there for two years and returned to the United States to continue his training in disciple-making. His training involved living in a Navigator home and moving to Seattle to attend a Navigator Training Center. It was remembered when he was in the Navigator Home, he hung a picture over his bed. The picture was of Jesus on the Cross. The words over the picture said, “Whatever it takes!” He was willing to do whatever it took to follow Jesus.  His life was incredibly fruitful with disciples. His love for God was wholehearted. The Lord took him home five years later.

Digging Into The Bible

Then Jesus said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.”(Luke 9:23). These were the words of Jesus to his disciples. Every new believer who has made this commitment has to consider the cost of following Jesus. This is not about attending a church group, meeting, or even making financial contributions. This is about a willingness to go all out in this relationship. This is about denying yourself and placing Jesus Christ in the center and the number one place in your heart and life.  That is why he gives these two commands to his disciples, establishing that this is a love relationship. This is not a religious relationship. Look at his words:

Luke 10:27:

‘He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself”

Discussion & Discovery

  1. What do you think it means to love someone with all your heart?
  2. What do you think it means to love someone with all your soul?
  3. What do you think it means to love someone with all your mind?
  4. What do you think it means to love someone with all your strength?
  5. Which of those areas is the easiest for you to do?
  6. What is the most difficult for you?

Application & Accountability

  1. How do you feel when you hear Jesus ask you to make this kind of commitment to him?
  2. How does loving your neighbor fit into all this?
  3. Who is our neighbor?
  4. What could you do to show love to your neighbors at work, at play, or home?
  5. Let’s sum up the commitment Jesus is asking us to make.
  6. What is one area you would like to start working on?
  7. When will you get started?

Digging In Deeper

  1. What is the most important part of this lesson to you? Explain.
  2. How do you see applying aspects of this lesson to your life?
  3. When do you feel would be the best time to make that application?
  4. What do you hear the Lord speaking to you about this right now?

Similar Verses In The Bible

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A.13 Help me understand the good news of Jesus.

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What have you learned so far in telling your story of your relationship with Jesus?

How skilled are you in sharing that Good News?

A Story

In 1970 a fellow on a ship in the US Navy was feeling guilty about some decisions he had made while on” liberty” from the ship.  He felt so bad that he wanted to take his life and jump off the ship. Another Christian sailor was called to help. The sailor shared from the Bible the good news of God’s love and forgiveness.  The guilty sailor listened to the Bible and saw the good news of Jesus. He discovered that Jesus wanted to forgive his sins, give him eternal life, and live with him forever. This was such great news he put his trust in the truth of the words of Jesus. His life was changed forever.

Digging Into The Bible

 Jesus came onto the earth as a baby and grew up, at age 30 he began his public ministry. He came with a message of good news about the coming Kingdom of God. For three years he explained to the people and his disciples the values of the kingdom, the actions in the kingdom, and the kingdom’s many mysteries. These were unfolded in his parables. As a growing Christian who has made this commitment to follow Jesus into his kingdom, it will be valuable to understand what has happened in your life and how to explain it to someone else. Let’s use a letter written by one of Jesus’ followers the Apostle Paul who wrote a letter to the Christians in Ephesus about what has happened in their lives now they have made this commitment.

Let’s look at Ephesians 2:1-10:

As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3 All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh[a] and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. 4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. 6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

Discussion & Discovery

  1. What was our condition before we followed Jesus in vs.1-3?
  2. What did God do in verses 4-5?
  3. How does this make you feel in your relationship with Jesus?
  4. What keywords stand out to you?
  5. What is it that is hard for you to understand?
  6. How would you explain grace?
  7. What does it mean to be saved?
  8. How does faith fit in this process?
  9. Describe your journey of faith.
  10. What does it mean “that not of yourselves in vs. 8?
  11. Describe how vs. 10 affects your view of your future life.

Application & Accountability

  1. How would you use these verses to sum up the good news of Jesus?
  2. Who could you share this within the next week?
  3. How would you use these verses in Eph. 2:8,9 to tell your friends how they can be saved?

Digging In Deeper

  1. What is the most important part of this lesson to you? Explain.
  2. How do you see applying aspects of this lesson to your life?
  3. When do you feel would be the best time to make that application?
  4. What do you hear the Lord speaking to you about this right now?

Similar Verses In The Bible

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A.12 How do I deepen my love for God?

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Describe your current love for God.

What will help you grow deeper in that love?

A Story

Kyle was so excited about the new decision he had made to trust Jesus as his savior. His face beamed with joy! His laughter was contagious. He then shares, “I am so grateful for the love God has shown me by dying for my sins and saving me. How do I show my love for him?”  When a man and woman make a commitment in marriage they have usually been working on a process of getting to know one another, trusting the words of each other, and growing in love. The commitment of marriage seals these words, thoughts, feelings actions into a lifetime commitment. In the same way, as we get to know Jesus and grow in our trust we make a commitment to him with our hearts.

Digging Into The Bible

Romans 10:9-10 describes this commitment in which we are promised to be saved.  To deepen this commitment and love requires time. Let’s look Psalm 16:1-11 and see how this happens. This Psalm of David shows how he deepens his love and trust.

Psalm 16:1-11

1 Keep me safe, my God,
for in you I take refuge.
2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
apart from you I have no good thing.”
3  I say of the holy people who are in the land,
“They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”
4  Those who run after other gods will suffer more and more.
I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods
or take up their names on my lips.
5 Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup;
you make my lot secure.
6  The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
surely I have a delightful inheritance.
7 I will praise the Lord, who counsels me;
even at night my heart instructs me.
8 I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
9  Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
my body also will rest secure,
10 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,
nor will you let your faithful one see decay.
11 You make known to me the path of life;
you will fill me with joy in your presence,
with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

Discussion & Discovery

  1. What do you feel as you read this Psalm?
  2. What keywords or phrases stand out to you?
  3. Where does security fit into this relationship with God?
  4. What are the action steps that will deepen our relationship with God?
  5. What will be some of the hindrances to this relationship?

Application & Accountability

  1. What would be one step you could take to strengthen your commitment?
  2. How do you go about spending daily time with God?
  3. How will this deepen your love for God?
  4. When would you like to get started?
  5. How can I help?

Digging In Deeper

  1. What is the most important part of this lesson to you? Explain.
  2. How do you see applying aspects of this lesson to your life?
  3. When do you feel would be the best time to make that application?
  4. What do you hear the Lord speaking to you about this right now?

This is a good place to make sure you have resources for having a daily time with Jesus in your schedule.

See the website HighQuest.info for ideas on daily time to increase your love for God.

Similar Verses In The Bible

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